COVID-19 Has Demolished A Central Myth Of Capitalism
The pandemic is laying bare the myths of value, meritocracy and equality of opportunity that underwrite capitalist wage inequities.
Economy
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Protect Tenants From COVID-19 By Nationalizing Landlords’ Assets
By nationalizing assets of soon-to-be insolvent landlords, we can prevent tenants from becoming homeless due to COVID-19.
Trudeau’s Deal With Amazon Is A Dangerous Mistake
Workers are risking their lives to get packages out the door because Amazon won’t give them proper support to stay safe.
To Avoid Shortages, We Need To Urgently Nationalize Drug Manufacturing
We can’t let what happened with personal protective equipment disrupt our essential medication supply.
Nationalize The Telcos
Telecommunications is an essential service that people need access to in order to live and work in the modern world. It should be publicly owned.
The CERB Excludes Too Many People. It Must Be Fixed.
The government’s flagship COVID-19 benefit will do nothing for many Canadians who need help now.
Only Disaster Socialism Can Save Us From Barbarism
Moments of panic can allow for previously-unthinkable liberatory politics to become both popular and urgent.
Canada Should Nationalize Oil Companies, Not Bail Them Out
Alberta’s profound exposure to both deadly viruses and commodity price crashes is a result of capitalism and austerity.
How To Fix Trudeau’s Plan To Help Workers During COVID-19
The Federal government’s first phase response does not do enough to protect workers. These six policy ideas would secure everyone’s finances.